iPad with Retina Display

We weren’t expecting Apple to introduce the ‘iPad 4’ at this event, and if you shelled out for its predecessor - announced just seven months ago, let’s not forget - you’re entitled to feel a little aggrieved that it’s been superseded so soon.

This is particularly galling when you consider that the new iPad with Retina Display promises to be “twice as fast” as the model it replaces.

The screen is the same, but the 30-pin dock connector has been ditched in favour of the smaller Lightning one. As such, music makers will have to contend with the same issues as iPhone 5 users: existing peripherals that connect to the dock will require an adapter in order to work.